With reference to the Speaker of the Lok Sabha, consider the following statements:
While any resolution for the removal of the Speaker of the Lok Sabha is under consideration
- 1.He/She shall not preside.
- 2.He/She shall not have the right to speak.
- 3.He/She shall not be entitled to vote on the resolution in the first instance.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
Answer & explanation
Answer: (a) 1 only
Article 96 lays down what happens while a resolution to remove the Speaker is under consideration. The Speaker may not preside, even though present, but keeps the right to speak and to take part in the proceedings, and can vote in the first instance like any member. So only statement 1 is correct.
- ✓ 1. Article 96(1): the Speaker shall not preside at the sitting while a resolution for his removal is under consideration, though he is present.
- ✗ 2. Article 96(2) gives the Speaker the right to speak in, and otherwise take part in, the proceedings of the House while the resolution is under consideration.
- ✗ 3. Article 96(2) entitles the Speaker to vote in the first instance on the resolution or any other matter in those proceedings. What he does not get is a casting vote in case of a tie.
Remember · Article 96: on his own removal resolution the Speaker does not preside but may speak and vote in the first instance; he has no casting vote in a tie.
Sources
- Constitution of India, Article 96(1): Speaker not to preside while a resolution for his removal is under consideration ↗ “the Speaker, or while any resolution for the removal of the Deputy Speaker from his office is under consideration, the Deputy Speaker, shall not, though he is present, preside … The Speaker shall have the right to speak in, and otherwise to take part in the proceedings of, the House of the People while any resolution for his removal from office is under consideration in the House … shall, notwithstanding anything in article 100, be entitled to vote only in the first instance on such resolution or on any other matter during such proceedings but not in the case of an equality of votes”
Question and answer: UPSC's official GS Paper I (2024, Series A) — paper ↗ · answer key ↗. Explanation: Minimalist IAS, checked 30 Sept 2026 (how we verify). ·